Movie Car Auction

May 8, 2005 7:23 PM

Barris Motor Car Collection Auction. You can buy a General Lee, Stephen King's Christine, The Bev. Hillbilly's Swamp Rat, KITT, The Bandit, a power ranger strato cycle, the bat cycle, grease lightning and more.
posted by srboisvert (16 comments total)

would that be Chuck Barris? from Gong Show?
posted by amberglow at 7:51 PM on May 8, 2005

Amberglow:

No.
posted by dersins at 8:17 PM on May 8, 2005

"Sale 13278 Lot 806 W
The Jalopy 'The Swamp Rat',Beverly Hillbillies Century Fox, 1993.
Estimate: $65,000 - 85,000"

Won't your friends be so jealous! Especially when you tell them you paid eighty-five thousand dollars.
posted by longsleeves at 8:40 PM on May 8, 2005

I know which two cars I want. Now to only raise the $100,000...
posted by sbutler at 8:43 PM on May 8, 2005

I liked that little Flash FSI viewer thing they have. It's just like the Hollywood image viewers like in Blade Runner or Super Troopers.

"Enhance... enhance... enhance...."
posted by Stan Chin at 8:57 PM on May 8, 2005

Mein Auto!
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 9:22 PM on May 8, 2005

One cannot deny that the National Socialists had a snappy sense of style that Focus on the Family lacks.
posted by longsleeves at 9:38 PM on May 8, 2005

would that be Chuck Barris? from Gong Show?

Amberglow & dersins: look here!
posted by fandango_matt at 10:04 PM on May 8, 2005

Alas, the car I really want, the Jag from Harold and Maude, is not on the list.
posted by dejah420 at 10:07 PM on May 8, 2005

Smooth. Actually, way too smooth for me. Everyone would assume I was the valet.. or stole it.
posted by Jack Karaoke at 10:33 PM on May 8, 2005

Wait--Boyd Cottingham? Is that a misprint?

Jack Karaoke--if you liked that, you might also like ZZ Top's Cadzilla.
posted by fandango_matt at 10:51 PM on May 8, 2005

How much is The Car?
posted by squirrel at 11:51 PM on May 8, 2005

This link makes me sad. I need a 1958 Plymouth.

*cries silently*
posted by bdave at 6:52 AM on May 9, 2005

The Fury should go for more than estimated unless the modern transmission is a complete hack job. Which is may very well be it can be tough to convert a newer auto to the push button style.

This 66 Charger would also be a smokin' deal at the estimate if it doesn't have a wart someplace.

I'd love to see them get the estimate for this 66 Newport. I've got the Canadian version of this car in hardtop form and I hadn't realised they were starting to apprciate so much. I don't know how much "#1 Hero car" in a movie I've never heard of adds to the value but even cutting that in half these cars are worth more than I thought.
posted by Mitheral at 7:43 AM on May 9, 2005

This link makes me sad. I need a 2019 police Spinner.

*sobs loudly*
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:46 AM on May 9, 2005

Jack Karaoke: I find it kinda ironic that George Barris invented the chopped lead sled-style Merc, yet the one in the Barris sale isn't one he built.
posted by arto at 8:29 PM on May 9, 2005